Esenyie v. Udofia

Smith, Judge.

This is the second appearance of this case in this court. In First United Church v. Udofia, 223 Ga. App. 849 (479 SE2d 146) (1996) (“Udofia I”), First United Church, Inc., d/b/a Sanctified Mount Zion Church of Nigeria in the United States, along with several of its Nigerian members, appealed the entry of default judgment against them in a suit brought by several former members and nonmembers of the church who alleged the defendants had slandered them and conspired to defame them. Id. The plaintiffs alleged in Udofia I that at a New Year’s service at the church, the defendant…